New records of two noctuid species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Iran

­­­The biodiversity of the Noctuidae, an economically important family of Noctuoidea which include major crop pests, is becoming well-identified nowadays in Iran due to the increased number of faunal expeditions. The two large subfamilies of Noctuidae namely Xyleninae Guenée, ۱۸۳۷ and Noctuinae Latreille, ۱۸۰۹ comprise the majority of Iran's noctuid moth fauna. Two species, Leucochlaena hoerhammeri (Wagner, ۱۹۳۱) and Dichagyris (Stenosomides) mansoura (Chrétien, ۱۹۱۱) members of Xyleninae and Noctuinae subfamilies, respectively, are recorded from Iran for the first time. This is also the first record of the subgenus Stenosomides Strand, ۱۹۴۲ from Iran. Both the external and genital characteristics of the newly recorded species are presented together with illustrations of the adults and their genitalia.

کلیدواژه ها:

Dichagyris ، distribution ، fauna ، Leucochlaena ، taxonomy